Bueno

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SPENCER BUENO, an individual, and Case No.: 3:22-cv-00522-H-BLM RICHARD PARKER, an individual,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

Plaintiffs, MOTION TO SEVER CLAIMS OF v. PLAINTIFF RICHARD PARKER

MERCK & CO., INC., a New Jersey [Doc. No. 81.] Corporation; MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., a New Jersey Corporation; ORGANON & CO., a 16 Delaware Corporation; ORGANON LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, 18 Defendants.

20 On May 10, 2024, Plaintiffs Spencer Bueno (“Bueno”) and Richard Parker (“Paker”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Merck & Co., Inc. (“Merck”), Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC1 (“MSD”), Organon & Co., and Organon LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) filed a joint motion to sever the claims brought by Parker from the claims brought by Bueno 25 26 Plaintiffs named Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. as a defendant in this suit. Defendants have since informed the Court that…